Moving Walls in Amman

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Yesterday I went to the Moving Walls Documentary Photography Exhibition. It was really refreshing to see an art show in Amman that was actually good. I enjoyed most of all the work there. I heard about it because my friend Tanya Habjouqa was exhibiting her Lebanon war work. Below are some images, check it:


This was one of many great photos Tanya had up

This was Andrew Lichtensteins work titled "Life Inside the Prison Boom"



Gary Fabiano's project called "Property". It documented poverty by photographing the poor and their objects. I personally thought it was well executed but over all it seemed like a college student thesis project.

This project sparked my interest the most. I've seen Edward Grazda's book and it was kool to see his images in person. I was interested in it because it was similar to the project that i have been shooting for 4 years now, the South Asians in New York. His stuff is a little more specific to Mosques but that of course is part of South Asian Life in NY. (Tanya told me she liked my work on this subject alot better :)


James Nubile's project "Freedom's Wake" was my favorite. Every image was powerful, and compositionally brilliant. I hadn’t seen this before and it really made the show for me.


It was good to see a black and white doc photo exhibition after a long time. It recharged my batteries. I gotta get back to new york and finish my project.